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Battle of Long Island and Harlem Heights August and September 1776
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Battle of Long Island and Harlem Heights August and September 1776
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Before the Battle of Long Island, on 27 August 1776, General Washington and his army of less than 20,000 men controlled New York. The British general, William Howe, and his 30,000 men held Staten Island. Howe was determined to seize New York, cutting off New England. A week before Howe... More
Battle of Loos 25 September 1915
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Battle of Loos 25 September 1915
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The British line of attack at the Battle of Loos was originally rejected by the British commanders as too exposed to the German artillery fire. They were overruled by the war minister, Viscount Kitchener, who suggested the use of poison gas for the first time to subdue the German defences.... More
Battle of Masurian Lakes: September 1914
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Battle of Masurian Lakes: September 1914
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The German attack in the north began with good progress against the Russians thanks to a German numerical superiority of 3:1. To the south, however, the Russians outnumbered the Germans, putting up fierce resistance until German support troops arrived. The Russians were pushed back along the entirety of the front,... More
Battle of St Mihiel 12–18 September 1918
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Battle of St Mihiel 12–18 September 1918
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The attack on the St Mihiel Salient was launched with two primary objectives: to lift the German blockade on transport links to Verdun, and to threaten the critical railway hub at Metz. Uniquely in World War I, the battle was led and conceived solely by American forces under the command... More
Battle of the Aisne 12–18 September 1914
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Battle of the Aisne 12–18 September 1914
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In the first Battle of the Marne 6–12 September 1914, the Allies reversed their headlong retreat to the River Marne, with a bold counterattack on the advancing Germans’ right flank. In response, the German 1st and 2nd Armies drifted apart creating a breach that the British Expeditionary Force and French... More
Battle of Vimy Ridge 8–12 April 1917
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Battle of Vimy Ridge 8–12 April 1917
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As part of the wider battle for Arras, the Canadians were tasked with capturing the German vantage point of Vimy Ridge. Having refined a number of field combat tactics after the chaos at the Somme, British and Canadian troops came into the battle with a much more focussed approach. A... More
Caporetto 1–12 November 1917
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Caporetto 1–12 November 1917
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On 1 November, the advancing Austro-German forces completed a bridgehead over the River Tagliamento with the Italian army in full retreat and Venice, seemingly, within their grasp. Having personally retreated to the safety of Padua, the Italian Chief of Staff, Luigi Cadorna, ordered the Italian forces to withdraw a further... More
Casualties of war 1939 – 1945
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Casualties of war 1939 – 1945
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Estimates of the total number of human deaths attributable to World War II vary widely, and have increased over time as new research, especially in the former Soviet territories, has brought new evidence to light. As a result, the formerly accepted estimate of about 60 million now seems conservative, and... More
Central Europe 1914
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Central Europe 1914
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At the breakout of World War I, the borders of central Europe had generally coalesced into large nation states and regional empires which had incorporated the numerous small principalities and kingdoms that were spread across the region throughout much of the 19th century. The unification of Germany under the large... More
Central Europe 1919
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Central Europe 1919
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Following the defeat of Germany and Austro-Hungary at the end of World War I, the Treaty of Versailles was drawn up and signed on 28 June 1919 in an attempt to weaken Germany and punish it for its aggression, which was seen as the cause of the conflict. In addition... More
Chesapeake Bay 1781
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Chesapeake Bay 1781
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The French navy had been instructed by General Washington to block General Cornwallis’s forces escape through Chesapeake Bay to New York. Cornwallis and his 7,500 men awaited naval transport at Yorktown. On 25 August, 14 British ships, under Rear Admiral Hood, joined with Rear Admiral Graves in New York. They... More
Eastern Front December 1916–March 1917
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Eastern Front December 1916–March 1917
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In the summer of 1916, the Brusilov Offensive was to prove Russia’s greatest triumph of the war, and had momentous consequences. The Austro-Hungarian army suffered huge losses and was, effectively, a spent force, and its success persuaded an opportunistic Romania to enter the war on the Allied side, forcing Germany... More